The statement said:

Comrade Kim Jong Il was born in the secret camp on Mt. Paektu on Feb. 16, 1942 and dedicated his all to accomplishing the cause of socialism and the Songun revolutionary cause of Juche.

The DPRK became a world power in all domains including politics and military affairs thanks to his Songun revolutionary leadership.

The power of the DPRK which is a satellite manufacturing and launching state and nuclear weapons state and the might of the Korean people are inexhaustible and the U.S. and the forces following it can not match them.

The DPRK which demonstrated the might of a power thanks to Comrade Kim Jong Il will register bigger successes and continue to dynamically advance under the leadership of respected Comrade Kim Jong Un.